Everest: The West Ridge, Anniversary Edition Anniversary Edition Contributor(s): Hornbein, Thomas (Author), Krakauer, Jon (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1594857075 ISBN-13: 9781594857072 Publisher: Mountaineers Books OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Mountaineering - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Dewey: 796.522 |
LCCN: 2012036254 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.6" W x 9.9" (2.90 lbs) 288 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Not only did Hornbein play a crucial role in one of the most extraordinary accomplishments in the history of mountaineering, his account of the feat is one of the finest things ever written about this peculiar, hazardous, and uncommonly engaging pursuit." --Jon Krakauer
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Contributor Bio(s): Krakauer, Jon: - JON KRAKAUER is an American writer and mountaineer, primarily known for his writing about the outdoors and mountain-climbing. He is the author of best-selling non-fiction booksInto the Wild, Into Thin Air, Under the Banner of Heaven, and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillmanas well as numerous magazine articles. |